Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuck up
Verb
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Park staff, Buffalo National River Search and Rescue, Survival Flight and fire departments from Marshall and Harrison arrived on the scene.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Adam Dullinger’s politicizing moment arrived in the mail one day last spring, in the form of a letter from the city’s Department of Safety and Inspections.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Rigg noted elsewhere, though, the case didn’t become a subject of media interest until Steve’s campaign began years later, and database searches of two papers that Helen mentioned turned up no coverage from 1998.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The body that mysteriously turned up in the landing gear of a plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport has been identified as a 25-year-old originally from Guatemala, according to investigators.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Despite this, Berchtold showed up at a women’s conference where Jan was speaking.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Many protesters showed up with their families.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Oct. 2025
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